UK Vocal Improv on Tour 2024
In 2024, we took UK Vocal Improv on tour to Southampton, London and Leeds. We created a 2-3 day weekend festival unique to each location, with performances, workshops, and more. Through this new adventure, we were able to bring the joy and celebration of vocal improv to almost 250 people, and support a whopping total of 22 artists to share their practice through performance and facilitation. It wasn't easy and we couldn't have done it without the support of our community and our partners, and we are so proud of what we accomplished together.
Highlights
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Headline performance by vocal group Oöm
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Friday evening prequel gathering mini workshop for early arrivals
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An incredible Saturday night improv dance party at Planet Sounds
Partner(s)
General Structure
There were a range of ticket options for our mini-festivals; participants could book the whole weekend, or just one day. Each location had a personalised schedule, curated to the local circumstances and community, but here is a rough idea of what each festival structure was based upon!
SATURDAY DAYTIME
10-5pm
Saturday was designed to be a space for learning, with a variety of workshops to choose from including introductory sessions for anyone who wants to try out singing together in this way, as well as deeper dives for more experienced improvisers
SATURDAY EVENING
7-11pm
Saturday Evening was designed to entertain and delight; a welcoming introduction for people new to improv or who just want to see a great gig and have a dance
SUNDAY
10-6pm
The Sunday session was designed for more experienced improvisers to enjoy a co-created space: participants can request or lead deep dives into certain games or themes that feel particularly interesting to them
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study
Workshops by facilitators - for everyone! From beginners to old hats
be inspired
Performances from facilitators and guest artists
CELEBRATE
Improv DJ Dance After Party - sing, dance, improvise!
connect
Meet, network, discuss, offer a workshop
Workshops
Saturday day
WHAT?
Discover, study, and learn with facilitators from the local area and from further afield
WHO?
Suitable for all! A range of workshops will be available for beginners to advanced singers
Dance Party
Saturday Eve Afterparty
WHAT?
An uplifting and invigorating entirely improvised dance party, (and home for our beauty sleep by midnight!)
Get your boogie on and celebrate! The inimitable Uran Apak will be guiding us through an improvised club night with his excellent looping skills. Sing along or jump on a drum. Not to be missed!
WHO?
Open to everyone
Tea, Cake & Chat
Saturday and/or Sunday - location-dependent
WHAT?
A chance to connect and network over tea and cake. This is about fostering community and getting involved in imagining the future of vocal improv in the UK, woop, The Good Stuff!
WHO?
Everyone is welcome! We want to meet you, we want you to meet each other, we want our voices to join and be strong! Let us become a vocal improv mycelial network!
The BIG SING
Saturday early eve before the performance
WHAT?
A welcoming introduction to vocal improv, we gather and are guided through a gentle warm up and a circlesinging experience
WHO?
Great for everyone, but especially those new to vocal improvisation who want to try it out
Sunday Morning Magic
Sunday morn!
WHAT?
After a long day improvising on Saturday, a soft Sunday morning to warm you up and drop you in. It could be a dance or a stretch, a sing in the outdoors, a meditation or some chanting; come together and connect with yourselves and your fellow improvisers
WHO?
The Sunday ticket is aimed at ‘experienced improvisers’: what do we mean by that? You don't need any certificates (!), or to have been 'doing this for years'. If you have previously taken part in a couple of vocal improv workshops, or you are a confident singer who has joined the Saturday and are curious to dive in more, then you’ll be right at home at the Sunday session too.
Live Performance
Saturday eve
WHAT?
Each festival will feature a Saturday evening performance by some of the UK’s leading vocal improv performers including Anthropos, Oöm, and Briony Greenhill
WHO?
The gig is open to anyone, you don't have to be a participant, so bring your mates!
Improv Bazaar
Sunday afternoon
WHAT?
Over to you! A facilitated self-organisation space where anyone can step in and offer a session or suggest an aspect of vocal improvisation to explore. We want you to take the reins and go for a ride, share ideas, try things out, have a go!
WHO?
The Sunday ticket is aimed at ‘experienced improvisers’: what do we mean by that? You don't need any certificates (!), or to have been 'doing this for years'. If you have previously taken part in a couple of vocal improv workshops, or you are a confident singer who has joined the Saturday and are curious to dive in more, then you’ll be right at home at the Sunday session too
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